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THE CONDOR 



Vol. IX 



several j^ears. Mr. Hargrave, before mentioned in this writing, discovered the 

 nest after watching the birds a long time. 



I have been told that the birds are fairly numerous in a certain desert range of 

 mountains; but I am afraid, as many others are, that the extinction of this great 

 vulture is only a matter of time, not a long time either. 



In closing I might mention that in early days the Mexicans used the large, 

 hollow wing quills for the purpose of storing and transporting gold dust. 



Ship rock, New Mexico. 



BNGI.ISH SPARROW NOTES 



By WIIvIvIAM I.. FiNIvEY 



CONCERNING the notes on the English Sparrow {Passer domesticus) in a 

 late issue of The Condor, it seemed strange to me when I first went to 

 lyos Angeles not to find this bird about the streets, especially since it is so 

 common in other parts of California. It would be interesting to have the records 

 of other cities and know to what extent this foreigner has spread thruout the State. 



ENGLISH sparrow's NEST INSIDE A HORNET'S NEST; 



MALE SPARROW JUST ENTERING WITH FOOD 



FOR ITS YOUNG 



